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Introduction to Palliative Care Course

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Overview

Introduction

To deliver basic training in palliative care to healthcare and social care personnel and to promote the use of a multidisciplinary approach to palliative care.

About This Course


The World Health Organization (WHO) describes palliative care as an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illnesses, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psycho social, and spiritual. Each year, 40 million people are estimated to be in need of palliative care with 78% of these people living in low and middle-income countries. In spite of this, only about 14% of people worldwide who need palliative care currently receive it. Given these statistics, it is evident that adequate training on palliative care among health care professionals is essential in improving access to palliative care. This course aims at delivering basic training in palliative care to health care and social care workers and promoting the use of a multidisciplinary approach to palliative care. 

The course tackles a wide array of topics categorized under 6 modules which will serve to:
  1. Introduce trainees to palliative care
  2. Provide knowledge and skills on effective communication in palliative care
  3. Equip trainees with knowledge and skills necessary for the assessment and management of common symptoms in palliative care and the assessment and management of pain
  4. Familiarize trainees with the common psycho social and spiritual problems that people with life-threatening illnesses face and how they can be managed
  5. Improve comprehension of the elements that reinforce sustainability in palliative care services

Course Features

Benefits for learners:
  •     Evidence-based latest clinical recommendations
  •     Continued professional development and learning
  •     E-Certificate awarded
  •     Course Delivery: Online modular platform hosted by Daktari Online
  •     CPD Accreditation: All KMPDC, COC, NCK MEMBERS 
  •     Endorsed by:  Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA)

 *For international users, use the certificates acquired to claim CPD points per your country's CPD awarding guidelines.


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Target Audience

All

Cadre

Medical Doctor, , Dentist, Clinical Officer, Nurse, Lab Technologist, Physiotherapist, Lab Practitioner, Public Health Officer, Nutritionist, Dietician, Medical Student, ,

Curriculum · 6 chapters

  1. Introduction to Palliative Care
  2. Effective Communication in Palliative Care
  3. Assessment and Management of Common Symptoms
  4. Pain Assessment and Management
  5. Psycho-Social and Spiritual Issues in Palliative Care
  6. Developing and Sustaining Palliative Care Services
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